It’s that time of year again, when our patron saint of fried edibles (Big Tex) is hoisted onto his soap box and beckons the citizens of the metroplex to indulge in fair-going delights. As is tradition, we made the pilgrimage (across the street) to pay our respects to the deep fryer, make donations to the carnival games, and take a seat in various high-velocity spinning chairs of adrenaline (and nausea). There was much laughter, and possibly some excellently executed dance moves. We enjoyed the bounty of fried innovation with the likes of fried Jell-O®, deep-fried pulled pork “FUNYUN®” dings, and State Fair Cookie Fries. Cookie fries! What a time to be alive! We also visited the baby animals of the petting zoo, and felt a bit sad we couldn’t cuddle each and every one. (Sans the porcupines.) Fair Day was a success, as usual. Take a look at some of our musings below, and rest assured that many Corny Dogs were harmed in the making of this adventure.

– Team Banowetz

Fair Day. It’s a little sad, but some of us really do look forward to it all year long (okay, me). And it’s pretty predictable really – first a “hello” to Big Tex, a corny dog, beeline straight to the cheapest beer stand, a funnel cake, several deep-fried featured food items, the petting zoo, a chicken game and lastly the rides that only crazy people actually ride (yes, there are a few crazies among us).

But boy, do we love it and boy, is it fun. Goodbye, calorie counting, spinach salads and paleo diets. Hello, deep-fried goodness and an excuse to eat like there’s no tomorrow. It’s a great chance to let loose, leave the stress — and the deadlines — behind, if only for a few hours, and have some much-needed fun with our co-workers once a year (who BTW are actually a whole lot of fun when you get them out of the office), while enjoying a tradition as big as Texas. We only hope your fair day fared as well.

It’s hard to believe it’s already come and gone. The waiting begins...only 336 days to go.

— Kris Murphy, Senior Designer